Small business owners are stepping into 2026 with a mix of grit and guarded optimism, betting that customer demand will hold up even as costs and labor headaches intensify. Confidence surveys show ...

Small Business Saturday spending dropped significantly this year, with consumers prioritizing bargains over supporting local shops due to high inflation and low confidence. Despite SBA encouragement, ...

With inflation hovering around 2.4% as of March 2025 and consumer confidence falling for a fifth consecutive month, small business owners are navigating a climate marked by caution and constraint.

Artificial intelligence, especially generative AI, is perhaps the hottest area of technology investment today. Many AI innovations have been aimed at the enterprise market. However, small businesses ...